System and Method for Rich Media Annotation

1. A method comprising: generating, by a processing system including a processor, text from an audio annotation of first media content using a grammar; parsing, by the processing system, the text to identify first metadata indicative of one of more of a location, an individual or an activity; storing, by the processing system, the first media content, the audio annotation and the first metadata at a storage device, wherein a user interface coupled to the storage device enables a user to modify one or more of the first media content, the audio annotation and the first metadata; based on weights assigned to the first metadata, identifying, by the processing system, second media content having an associated weighted second metadata corresponding to the first metadata; and generating, by the processing system, at least one descriptive annotation for the first media content based on the first metadata and the second metadata.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, by the processing system, additional metadata via a dialog with a user who recorded the first media content.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising: annotating, by the processing system, the first media content using the at least one descriptive annotation and the additional metadata to yield annotated first media content.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: providing, by the processing system, the annotated first media content to a user device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein additional data elements are also associated with the first media content.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio annotation is a telephone conversation and the first media content is captured via a telephone.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first media content, the audio annotation, and the text are stored in a central repository.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the audio annotation and the text stored in the central repository are modifiable.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the central repository solicits additional text from a user about the first media content.

10. A system comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein which, when executed by the processing system, cause performance of operations comprising: generating text from an audio annotation of first media content using a grammar; parsing the text to identify first metadata indicative of one or more of a location, an individual or an activity; storing the first media content, the audio annotation and the first metadata at a storage device, wherein a user interface coupled to the storage device enables a user to modify one or more of the first media content, the audio annotation and the first metadata; based on weights assigned to the first metadata, identifying second media content having an associated weighted second metadata corresponding to the first metadata; and generating at least one descriptive annotation for the first media content based on the first metadata and the second metadata.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise: receiving additional metadata via a dialog with a user who recorded the first media content.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise: annotating the first media content using the at least one descriptive annotation and the additional metadata to yield annotated first media content.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise: providing the annotated first media content to user devices.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein additional data elements are also associated with the first media content.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the audio annotation is a telephone conversation and the first media content is captured via a telephone.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein one of the first media content, the audio annotation, and the text are stored in a central repository.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the audio annotation and the text stored in the central repository are modifiable.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the central repository solicits additional text from a user about the first media content.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising: generating text from an audio annotation of first media content using a grammar; parsing the text to identify first metadata indicative of one or more of a location, an individual or an activity; storing the first media content, the audio annotation and the first metadata at a storage device, wherein a user interface coupled to the storage device enables a user to modify one or more of the first media content, the audio annotation and the first metadata; based on weights assigned to the first metadata, identifying second media content having an associated weighted second metadata corresponding to the first metadata; and generating at least one descriptive annotation for the first media content based on the first metadata and the second metadata.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise: receiving additional metadata via a dialog with a user who recorded the first media content.